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IACP@Work: Public Safety Needs… A Connector!

Technology is advancing in the world and in policing like never before. Industrial technological advances show powerful potential to aid public safety efforts, but there is little time to study actual...

Technology

Modernizing Patrol Operations

In the fall of 2022, the Vancouver, British Columbia, Police Department (VPD) embarked on an initiative to modernize its patrol operations in a drive to become a more intelligence-led organization. F...

Tech Talk

Tech Talk: Meeting the CJIS Authentication Compliance Deadline

The latest Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Security Policy, which took effect on October 1, 2024, requires any system or application that generates or stores U.S. criminal justice infor...

Terrorism

Police in riot gear stand in front of the U.S. Capitol during the 'Justice for J6’ rally in support of those charged in the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol on September 18, 2021 in Washington, DC. Protestors to gathered in Washington, DC on Saturday to support over 600 people arrested and charged in connection with the January 6 attempted insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

Interdicting and Investigating Political Violence

Examining the psychology of violence in today’s political landscape not only is inherently complex, but it also invites scrutiny. If one analyzes specific events or references incidents as examples,...

Technology

The New Realities of Drone Proliferation

Imagine for a moment the typical calls for service related to drone activity that are occurring in cities across the United States. Dispatch is notified of a drone flying very close to a crowd gathere...

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AI-Enhanced Decision-Making

With red and blue lights flashing, sirens blaring, and tires screeching, a patrol officer responds to a shirtless man covered in blood brandishing a knife on a public beach and screaming that he wants...

Policy

Taking a Principled Approach to AI in Policing

The rapid integration of technology into law enforcement operations, combined with recent advancements in artificial intelligence (AI), suggests that AI will soon become integral to a wide range of po...